Daily Republican., 1887-06-18

4 special despatch from Ni.rss,
Falls ssys: Oarlisls d. Grshem. m
naedy cooper, nade bis third voysae
tnroueh the Whirlpool Rspiis to.dav.
IThe trip Was stssnded with crest psrii.
asd only the nsviestor's nerve nd
Iprcesnos OF miud saved bis life. At 4
Io'cIook this afternoon there was 4 tre.
mendous crowd along tho river bsuks
and on the bridges. The Grand Leaion
Ioi the Select Knights and the An.
client Order United Workn ems reunion
here 70 day brought SCORE OF excureion
trains and thousands Of strapsers in to
the village, and Grabam's voyage vS
the event Of the day.
| Down at the old Maid of tho Mist
landing the barrel was launched. and
Wa anxiously watched by the cooper
and bis friends. Nothing moro moist
then the atmosphere Of dime museu M
ana saloons had touched It for MANY
months, and the cAsk leaked badly
because OF this and for lack of perfect
asteDgemerts with the proprie,ors of
Whirlpool parks and brid ecs Graham
ena his manager, K. r @ Nolan, deci.
ded to abandon the plan Of riding, Ma.
zepps tasnion, on the outside OF the
Ost.oi' ThS snpouucom emit was quietly
MADE: but such howl OF disgust was
rsiteo that Graham declared shat he
wou'o not 60 through anyway, and
LOON stoweo himself In the bottom OF
the long cylinder. There WAS NO ham.
straps to hang ON By, but at 8 30 he
shouted plucxily, "Let her 70, !" And the
Oask was towed out into the s,roam.
The manhole cover was not hinged And
the last words Of Manager Nolan we're:
Don't raise the cover until You are
sure you are ell tight"
Three minutes later the yswl boat
cast OF Its tow, and the cask, standing
straight up In the water. started slowly
down stream. At 3 SO 1t struck the
main current. and three quarters OF q
minute later danced under the can't.
lever bridge. As the barrel passed be.
meath the suspension bridge q shout
Was raiaed and . dozen enthusiastic
ladies dropped their ooreage bouquets
In the wake OF the craft, which BY this
time had reached the great hollow
wave where the Whirlpool Rapids be.
gin. Up on the long swell 1t Travelled,
and then down with plunge, and then
on again, spinp ing like q cork, and
again hidden from view under the
green waves and the cloud OF spray.
Once only did the barrel up end. and
then 1t quickly riahted and sped on.
At 644, just IA minutes from the
start, the cssk ent tered the great wh,rl.
pool, and she entire circuit OF the pool
WAS made In 7 minutes. The watchers
At the Canadian point neglected an Oh.
portunity to capture the cask, and IL be-
gan its second circuit. Fur some min.
utes It hoated slowly about, and then
sudden current carried 1t neariy to the
centre Of the pool. Constable Andrew
Horne, Manager Nolan ard others, who
we're close TO the waters edge, tried TO
notify Graham OF his danger. A dozen
shott from revolver were fred, and ut
last the man hole cover WAS pushed up,
and Gratam's bead protruded. There
WAS no possibility of replacing the
cover, and should he be carried down
the lower rapids the great waves would
fill the cask and drown him. Graham
realized his danger and could hear the
shouts OF warning. Awaiting q favor
able turn. which brought the barrel o
little near the shore. he CHM bed ont and
dived towards the shore The barrel
dalf turned over and shipped con slider |
able water.
Ed Flanders, Freddy Quinn aud an.
other mao had been hired BY Manager
N )lan to assist Graham In the wbiil.
pool, bat none Of them Volunteer. q
now. The cooper was battling for his
life fully buudred yards from shore, /
and the chances we're desperate. Nolan
was frantic. "5wiru, you dog. YOU 4"
he shouted to Flanders, but the latter |
refused to risk his life. Nolan threat.
ENID him with bis revolver, bat Fland.
eIs was too badly frightened. Consta.
BILE Horne muttered Coward" under |
his breath and quickly threw Oft his
clothes. Glad In his Cuderclothes he |
Owed of huge rock, and with long,
powerful strokes swan towards the
now almost exhausted cooper. Graham
WAS pulled under the surface ouce, but |
bobbed up again few ards away and |
swan bravery.
When Horne reached him both men
were in bad shape, but they persevered, |
and az last the variable currents which
had opposed their effort turned and
swung both the swimmers in close to
the shore. Horne succeeded in drag
ging Graham to land, and the latter
tainted. The brave constable WAS not
Ia much better shape, bat copious
draughts of brandy revived them. Tho
cooper was mass of bruises from his
rough handling ic the barrel, and his
story of the trip was q thrilling one
~ 0ould hear a hissiug noise when
passed under the brid ges, 4" said he, land
1 knew where l was then. That big
plunge in front of Manning's elevator
Is terror. It made the barrel spin
like top, and crouched down In the
b1tton till my knees touched my chin.
Then the cask began to leak, and was
first knee deep and after wards nearly
chin deep In wafer.
When was going around the whirl.
pool the second time 1 thought l was
in the lower rapids. l didn't hear the
shouts ~ first, and when l lifted off the
cover l tell you l was scared. l was
drifting Of towards the rapids again,
AID knew would b. dro wned in the
cAsk sure. There was no way for me
TO get that cover on again. 1t loo ked
pretty ticklish there in the middle OF
tue whirlpool, but IL WAS life or death,
80 took chances on swimming"
The barrel drifted for come hours in
the maelstrom and 1t was recovered
this evening. Graham says be is
through with the rapids and will do
nothing more in the aquatic line until